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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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If you don’t already own running shoes, this would be a good time to invest in a pair because you will need them this weekend to keep up with the overflowing calendar of activities slated for the High Plains. Here is a sampling of what’s in store. • The 67th Annual Floyd Lions Country Jamboree kicks off this evening in the Floyd School gymnasium, with a new feature: the welcome addition of a space for those who want to get up and dance to the country music this event provi...
Editor's note: This is one in a series profiling local educators each week. After traveling to New Mexico from the other side of the world 16 years ago, Eastern New Mexico University Chemistry Professor Juchao Yan found himself exactly where he wanted to be: Instilling a passion for science in his students through practical applications. "In this college, we have quite a large number of first-generation, under-prepared students, most of whom are economically strapped. Working...
On this date ... 1977: Clovis city commissioners had instructed the city manager's office to sell 919 parking meters that had been in storage since 1970, when they were removed from city streets. Bidders were expected to be located through the company that sold the meters to the city for use downtown. 1972: Portales police said they had solved a string of eight recent burglaries. Five teenagers had been arrested and several hundred dollars worth of merchandise was recovered....
CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission voted unanimously Wednesday evening to approve an ordinance to increase city gross receipt taxes by one-eighth of 1 percent. The tax hike, effective July 1, is an effort to partially reconstitute the city for revenue losses from the phase-out of hold harmless. The city’s gross receipt tax rate will be 8.1875 percent, which will equate to an extra 25 cents per $200 spent. City officials expect the tax to generate an additional $860,000 annually, to help offset a projected loss of $24 mil...
PORTALES — Twelve members of Lindsey-Steiner Elementary School's Gifted and Talented program stayed true to their namesake earlier this month after taking first place in challenges aimed at expanding their creativity. The seven-member team, The Skittles, and the five-member Peptimisms each emerged victorious at the March 4 Albuquerque state competition of Destination Imagination, which gives students challenges to solve using collaboration and problem solving. The Skittles w...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Tuesday • 1:45 a.m.: Fugitive from justice, Pile/13th • 3:27 a.m.: Battery on a household member, 400 block of North Oak • 7:27 a.m.: Larceny up to $500, 900 block of North Norris Street • 9:24 a.m.: Found property, 700 block of North Thornton Street • 9:38 a.m.: Battery, 1400 block of North Prince Street • 10:06 a.m.: Burglary (auto), 2100 block of North Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard • 2:14 p.m.: Fai...
The following is the schedule for the 25th annual Portales Ag Expo to be held Friday-Saturday at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds: Friday • Preparing for sugarcane aphid in 2017: What did we learn in 2016?: 9:30 a.m. in the Art Room in the Idsinga Pavilion • Creative Touches: 10 a.m. McAlister Room in the Jake Lopez Community Center (JLCC) • Alternative Crop Options for Eastern NM: 11 a.m. in the Art Room in the Idsinga Pavilion • Mounted Shooting Demonstration: 11 a.m. at the Outdoor Arena • Antique Tractor Parade: 1...
Not long ago, Clovis Municipal Schools’ well-known Wildcadettes and middle school dance teams dazzled audiences once again. Showcased in “A Night of Spectacular Dance” at Clovis High School, these students sparkled with enthusiasm and amazing skills as they demonstrated the results of their hard work. The middle school and high school dance teams presented solo, duet, and group performances. Kym Cordova, also an English teacher at the CHS Freshman Academy, has headed up the d...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County residents were a no-show Tuesday at the first town hall meeting to discuss the county’s Joint Land Use Plan in the county courthouse. Several Elida residents showed to the second town hall meeting Wednesday in the Elida Community Center, but most expressed to county officials that they did not know where to begin with giving input on the plan because they did not understand what they were giving input on. “We feel like it’s a very important process, and (it’s important) that the county has (a la...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Road Department will be working on one mile of South Roosevelt Road X between New Mexico 236 and South Roosevelt Road 2 as of Monday, according to a county public service announcement. The road work is projected to be completed by April 13. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternative routes and to drive slow through the construction zone. Information: 575-356-5307....
PORTALES — According to Portales Police Department officials, someone has been calling Portales residents claiming to be from the Portales Fire Department, asking for donations to the department. Detective Charlie Smart said for area residents to be aware that no city of Portales department will solicit residents individually for money over the phone or in person. Information: 575-356-4404....
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez issued an executive order to fly flags at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Thursday in honor of U.S. Air Force Capt. Frederick Dellecker. Dellecker was one of three serving in Cannon Air Force Base’s 318th Special Operations Squadron killed in a military plane crash as part of a March 14 training exercise. A release from the governor’s office noted similar orders will be issued in the coming days for Capt. Kenneth Dalga and Maj. Andrew Decker. Flags will be ordered at half-staff until sunse...
HOBBS — The first leg of a two-city back-to-back on two different courses in two different cities started well for the Clovis Wildcats. The Clovis boys got a victory over Hobbs by a stroke, and notched their first qualifying leg for the state tournament in May at Wednesday’s Hobbs Invite. Clovis had four of the top eight golfers on the day, including Christian Fontanilla and Dakota York shooting 79 in a three-way tie with Artesia’s Wesley Davis. Kolt Bennett and David Maldonado shot 80, along with Hobbs’ Tanner Cox and Art...
The Clovis Municipal Schools Foundation and Alumni Committee will honor four former Wildcats at the Clovis High School 2017 Hall of Honor Awards banquet, according to a release from the school district. The banquet will be held 6 p.m. May 13 at the Clovis Civic Center, and will go on sale April 3 at the Clovis Municipal Schools administration building. Tickets are $40 each, with discounts for tables of eight ($295) and 10 ($350). The foundation said the purpose is to honor CHS graduates whose achievements set an example to...
Today • NM Municipal League Task Force — 4 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday • Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Wednesday • Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]...
Today • Floyd Country Jamboree — 7 p.m. at the Floyd High School gym. Admission: $7 general, $5 military. Information: 575-356-5354 • Popovich Comedy Pet Theater — 7 p.m. at Marshall Auditorium, Clovis. Tickets: $20 general, $15 seniors, students, military. From the CCC Cultural Arts Series. Information: 575-769-4031 • Preschool story hour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Theme: Spring is here. Information: 575-769-7840 • Tornado safety — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library in observance of the 10 year anniver...
